Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Chris Andrews (SF), Labour Panel

I mentioned a point previously to which the Minister of State did not respond, which was an assessment of which rents will be going up. What assessments did the Government do? If it did assessments, why will it not publish them and explain how it came to these figures? When I said the rent in County Cork will go up by €3,500 per year, the Minister of State said it will not. Where is the assessment to show that is not true? How can the Minister of State tell me that is not true? Did the Government conduct research or assessments? It would be important for people to see how it came to the conclusion that rents will not rise. Is it fair to say that the Minister of State is saying that rents will not rise? Perhaps he would respond to that.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-18